How to spend Christmas Day

Dreaming of a 35 degree Christmas

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January 20th 2012
So the Asia leg our the trip is over, and I will be the first one to say that I am going to miss it. I have been lucky enough to have witnessed some of the great sights of the world; the Taj Mahal, The Great Wall, Angkor Wat, Bangkok's Grand Palace, Java's Borobudur monument. As well as the sights there is the diversity, the cultures, the people, the food; all are incredible! This will not ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Perth

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more